Things you need to know before the Zombie apocalypse or how to survive the end of the world
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Some stories are just too good to pass up and this is one of them. Jason Linkins of the Huff Post once again demonstrates his brilliant writing and research skills. Read this little beauty and let us know what you really think:
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See, at some point in the future, you will inevitably find yourself in the middle of an electromagnetic pulse attack, or a dirty bomb detonation, or thermonuclear war, or terrorist-delivered smallpox attack. THIS IS JUST LIFE, NO ONE DENIES THIS! What are you going to do, when you and the last vestiges of society have to embark on a hardscrabble struggle to perpetuate the human race. If you’re like me, and you recognize the fact that your Master of Fine Arts degree and your talent for writing dick jokes about politics are superfluous to society’s needs, you will probably just take one for the human race and agree to be culled from the survivors. Hopefully it will be quick and painless, and people will remember your sacrifice fondly!
But if you want to outlive and outsmart and outlast the rampaging cannibal hordes of mutants that will be scavenging the landscape, seeking to suck the sweet, sweet marrow out of your bones, you are going to need some help. Unfortunately, all this guy Bob Livingston can offer you are potassium iodide tablets and bicycles and “victory” gardens and “Amish alternatives to high-tech living.” And I say, nuts to that! We can do a lot better.
Seriously, in the event of the total collapse of civilization, do you really want to be tooling around on your fixie, growing radishes and living like the Amish? No, you are going to want to RUN THIS SHIT. So, here’s what we suggest to get to gathering….
Read the rest of the end of the end of the world primer….
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I just re read this post. It has a scary foreshadowing quality, in light of recent events. I am going to read “How To Survive The Collapse Of Civilization” and prepare for the end times. They are upon us.
There has been a resurgence in the popularity of the zombpocalypse in fantasy fiction (books and movies). I attribute this to two things: 1) people are sick of romantic sparkly vampires 2) zombie fiction explores humans who are surviving on the edge of extinction.
The better books and films deal with not just zombie killing, but also with the breakdown of society and how much humanity we lose in our attempts at surviving. We are asked to examine our own psyche and answer the hardest questions- if your survival depended on it, could you kill a neighbor? Your spouse? Your child? Basically it’s the bomb shelter debate all over again.
Mother Hen,
I’m not too up on them right now,would the George Romero Night of the Living Dead/Dawn of the Dead/Day of the Dead films be among these?
Dang! My nephew ripped off my potassium iodide tablets when Bush stole the second election. Seriously. I wonder if he still has them.
Wait… It doesn’t matter; I’m going out with a bang. Seriously, if I don’t hit the lotto and can move soon. I live so close to the beltway that I’ll dissipate into the air.
Breathe me, biatches!
All I could muster a couple of old bear traps, my wife doesn’t like the idea of turning the house into an arsenal.
These are things you need to know..ya know…So read well and write your notes!